A 17-year-old girl told emergency responders she was injured Friday night while on a carnival ride at a festival in Warren County, New Jersey, according to police.
The incident was reported a little more than halfway through opening night of the annual Hackettstown Spring Festival, Hackettstown police said in a news release.
The teen approached the Hackettstown First Aid and Rescue Squad at about 8:43 p.m. and said she was injured on the Starship Gravitron ride, police said. She was taken to Hackettstown Medical Center, and her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, police said.
“No one else reported injuries,” police spokesman Lt. Darren Tynan said. “The carnival company shut down the Starship Gravitron and followed their protocols.”
The festival opened Friday night from 6 to 10 p.m. and continues noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday on the fields at Fifth and Reese avenues in Hackettstown, according to organizers at the Hackettstown Business Improvement District.
The BID executive director, Laurie Rapisardi, said she couldn’t immediately comment Saturday on the incident because she didn’t have enough information on what had happened during the reported incident late Friday night.
Efforts to reach the festival’s ride operator for comment were not immediately successful.
A message seeking comment from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, which is responsible for inspecting all amusement rides statewide, was not immediately returned.
These rides undergo a state-mandated check annually and may be inspected without notice during the year.
This story has been updated to clarify that the carnival is in New Jersey, not Pennsylvania.
Kurt Bresswein may be reached at kbresswein@lehighvalleylive.com.
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